Apocalyptic planet : field guide to the everending Earth /
Childs, Craig,1967-
New York : Pantheon Books,
c2012.
Discusses the Earth's inherent instability and susceptibility toward violent natural disasters and climate extremes, challenging beliefs about apocalyptic inevitabilities while revealing how to change humanity's place within the planet's cycles.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-343).
Deserts consume -- Ice collapses -- Seas rise -- Civilizations fall -- Cold returns -- Species vanish -- Mountains move -- Cataclysm strikes -- Seas boil.
Discusses the Earth's inherent instability and susceptibility toward violent natural disasters and climate extremes, challenging beliefs about apocalyptic inevitabilities while revealing how to change humanity's place within the planet's cycles.